The Math of Living

It hurts to measure myself
In numbers
The number of dollars I owe in taxes
Because of a man who almost killed me
The number that equals two years
For a graduate degree that could cost
A lifetime
The three digits that could help me
Ever own a house

Or not

The number my words make in a year
So I can keep a roof over my head
And the lights on and food to eat
And heat

The number of years more I need
To make more plusses than minuses

The number of years I lost
On the wrong men

The number of times your heart beats

Louder

When I'm asleep in your arms
And listening for a moment
Can make me quit measuring
Each hard year
Every one of my losses



Credits
Writer(s): Kayla Williams
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